Tess Daly slammed over Mollie King and AJ Pritchard comment

The Strictly Come Dancing pair have faced intense speculation that they’ve sparked up a romance behind the scenes.

Week after week, excited viewers look out for signs that Mollie king and AJ Pritchard could be in a relationship, with fans even convinced that they saw the pair share an onstage kiss a few weeks back.

However, in Saturday’s semi-final, host Tess Daly made a direct address to their suspected romance.

As the hosts prepared to introduce the next segment, Claudia Winkleman said: “I think we’re all agreed that it’s the right time to talk about the elephant in the room.”

Strictly Come Dancing: Mollie King and AJ Pritchard are rumoured to be in a relationship [BBC]